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That the city itself, though of significant strategical value, also carried great symbolic weight in both Hitler and Stalin\u2019s eyes. That after months of difficult, close-quarters fighting, the stalemate would be broken by bold Soviet counter-offensives. That after the surrender of Field Marshall Paulus, the encircled, exhausted, and emaciated German 6th army would be dissolved and marched into Soviet prison camps. ",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"We learn, through history, that the mighty German advance was halted at Stalingrad in 1942. That the city itself, though of significant strategical value, also carried great symbolic weight in both Hitler and Stalin\u2019s eyes. That after months of difficult, close-quarters fighting, the stalemate would be broken by bold Soviet counter-offensives. 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When Grossman appealed the seizure of his manuscript, the politburo ideology chief Mikhail Suslov responded that there could be no question of the novel being published "for another two to three hundred years" \u2014\xa0a striking remark, undoubtedly a reflection of just how significant and incendiary his work was perceived to be. ',alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Life and Fate",bold:!1,italic:!0,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null},{text:" is the successor to ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null},{text:"Stalingrad",bold:!1,italic:!0,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null},{text:" and considered by many to be the greater of the two works. 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Every epoch has its own capital city, a city that embodies its will and soul, reflects Grossman, [t]he soul of wartime Stalingrad was freedom.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Grossman is acutely aware of Stalingrad\u2019s significance beyond just its physical setting. Stalingrad carried with it the hopes of the Soviet state, the fears of Stalin, the demands of Hitler. But Stalingrad itself stands as a greater symbol of the war against fascism. 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There is the successful Party functionary who nimbly treads Party lines and rises through the ranks. There is the Russian physicist who sacrifices his own values to survive the State's bureaucracy. There is the Party loyalist condemned to the labor camps who believes that he has been wrongfully convicted. It is through these characters, their strengths and flaws, their defiance and cowardice, their joys and sorrows, that Grossman paints his portrait of the Stalinist state. ",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"What defines Grossman\u2019s work is his intimate knowledge of the Stalinist state and ideology. Though most of the characters and conversations within are fictional, the characters are not untypical of the era. There is the successful Party functionary who nimbly treads Party lines and rises through the ranks. 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There is an entire chapter where Grossman admonishes the Stalinist bureaucracy for their callous endangerment of troops. Moments where the State appears most fragile are contrasted against moments where the State stands strongest, moments where the Germans are cruel and inhuman are shown alongside moments where the Russians conduct horrible atrocities out of hatred. Grossman loves the Russian people, but he is no Russian apologist. ",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Grossman himself is a vocal participant in the narrative. There are long passages where he mulls over the Revolution, the Party, the Germans, Stalinism, fascism. Grossman makes an active effort to understand all the perspectives at hand; his insights are often expressed through the thoughts and choices of a wide cast of characters. There is a conversation between a German interrogator and an old Russian ideologist where the ties between the two totalitarian states are laid bare. There is an entire chapter where Grossman admonishes the Stalinist bureaucracy for their callous endangerment of troops. Moments where the State appears most fragile are contrasted against moments where the State stands strongest, moments where the Germans are cruel and inhuman are shown alongside moments where the Russians conduct horrible atrocities out of hatred. ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null},{text:"Grossman loves the Russian people, but he is no Russian apologist. ",bold:!1,italic:!0,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Life and Fate is not a novel celebrating the virtues of the Stalinist state or the strength of the Russian spirit. Rather, it is a novel about freedom, kindness, and humanity \u2014 their fragility and their strength, their universality. It is a novel about hope, that, against the overwhelming evils of the world, humanity still persists. Perhaps that is why Grossman never truly condemns the Germans nor depicts the war simply as one for good or evil. Perhaps that is why even Hitler, whose role in the Jewish extermination is not easily lost upon Grossman, is painted as human in defeat, almost pitiful. Perhaps that is why Grossman depicts in equal measure the triumph of the exhausted Russians and the tragedy of the encircled Germans.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Life and Fate",bold:!1,italic:!0,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null},{text:" is not a novel celebrating the virtues of the Stalinist state or the strength of the Russian spirit. Rather, it is a novel about freedom, kindness, and humanity \u2014 their fragility and their strength, their universality. It is a novel about hope, that, against the overwhelming evils of the world, humanity still persists. Perhaps that is why Grossman never truly condemns the Germans nor depicts the war simply as one for good or evil. Perhaps that is why even Hitler, whose role in the Jewish extermination is not easily lost upon Grossman, is painted as human in defeat, almost pitiful. Perhaps that is why Grossman depicts in equal measure the triumph of the exhausted Russians and the tragedy of the encircled Germans.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Human history is not the battle of good struggling to overcome evil. It is a battle fought by a great evil struggling to crush a small kernel of human kindness. But if what is human in human beings has not been destroyed even now, then evil will never conquer. \u2013 Vasily Grossman, Life and Fate",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Human history is not the battle of good struggling to overcome evil. It is a battle fought by a great evil struggling to crush a small kernel of human kindness. But if what is human in human beings has not been destroyed even now, then evil will never conquer. \u2013 Vasily Grossman, Life and Fate",bold:!1,italic:!0,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"}]}},3646:(e,t,n)=>{"use strict";n.r(t),n.d(t,{default:()=>o});const o={metadata:{num_words:1751},content:[{text:"At the End of Time",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"At the End of Time",bold:!0,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"title"},{text:"From my listening of Leyland Kirby\u2019s Everywhere at the End of Time: a collection of thoughts and musings, loosely tied together by the idea of memory.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"From my listening of Leyland Kirby\u2019s Everywhere at the End of Time: a collection of thoughts and musings, loosely tied together by the idea of memory.",bold:!1,italic:!0,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Everywhere at the End of Time is a series of six of albums released by electronic musician Leyland Kirby under the alias The Caretaker. The work consists of six hours of music, subdivided into stages and tracks within each album. Each stage represents a stage of Alzheimer\u2019s, with the tracks becoming increasingly warped, distorted, and confused as the album progresses. The early stages are marked by longing and nostalgia. The later stages are almost transcendent, their melodies an empty white bliss. Below are annotations from my own listening, a collection of thoughts and musings loosely tied together by the idea of memory. You are encouraged to listen to the tracks in the album here.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Everywhere at the End of Time",bold:!1,italic:!0,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null},{text:" is a series of six of albums released by electronic musician Leyland Kirby under the alias The Caretaker. The work consists of six hours of music, subdivided into stages and tracks within each album. Each stage represents a stage of Alzheimer\u2019s, with the tracks becoming increasingly warped, distorted, and confused as the album progresses. The early stages are marked by longing and nostalgia. The later stages are almost transcendent, their melodies an empty white bliss. Below are annotations from my own listening, a collection of thoughts and musings loosely tied together by the idea of memory. You are encouraged to listen to the tracks in the album ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null},{text:"here",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJWksPWDKOc"},{text:".",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"\nStage 1: Here we experience the first signs of memory loss. This stage is most like a beautiful daydream. The glory of old age and recollection. The last of the great days.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"\n",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null},{text:"Stage 1: Here we experience the first signs of memory loss. This stage is most like a beautiful daydream. The glory of old age and recollection. The last of the great days.",bold:!1,italic:!0,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"We\u2019re not sure how it begins, but amyloid plaques are the most compelling theory. Mangled masses of proteins coalesce between the neurons of the brain, straining and snapping their connections. Alike the buildup of fat in arteries, the process is gradual and devastating. A severed connection here, a strained connection there. At first, redundant connections that don\u2019t impact cognition on a noticeable scale. But the buildup is irreversible and only worsens with time. These are no ordinary proteins. They latch onto one another, and as the body blindly continues to produce them, their tangles continue to grow. They become even more monstrous and intrusive. The body fights back with inflammation and immune responses that only harm the brain further. It is a cruel battle where defeat is inevitable. At late stages, the patient experiences nerve death, tissue loss, and organ failure. Alzheimer\u2019s is a terrible disease. ",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"We\u2019re not sure how it begins, but amyloid plaques are the most compelling theory. Mangled masses of proteins coalesce between the neurons of the brain, straining and snapping their connections. Alike the buildup of fat in arteries, the process is gradual and devastating. A severed connection here, a strained connection there. At first, redundant connections that don\u2019t impact cognition on a noticeable scale. But the buildup is irreversible and only worsens with time. These are no ordinary proteins. They latch onto one another, and as the body blindly continues to produce them, their tangles continue to grow. They become even more monstrous and intrusive. The body fights back with inflammation and immune responses that only harm the brain further. It is a cruel battle where defeat is inevitable. At late stages, the patient experiences nerve death, tissue loss, and organ failure. Alzheimer\u2019s is a terrible disease. ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Memory is fragile. All that was, all that is, stored in the hippocampus, a mass of neurons just a few cubic centimeters in volume. Memory is fallible. It is known that each time we reference a memory, we leave tiny changes of our own, fingerprints upon the film of our mind. Memory is precious. Without memory, who are we? If we were to wake up the next morning and forget those we love, those we hate, and everybody in between, would we still be ourselves? If we lose the milestones that define our lives, if we are unable to remember that which makes us who we were, are, and want to be, what meaning is left? The miracles of modern medicine allow us to graft limbs and excise tumors, to separate twins conjoined at birth and transplant the very heart of our body. But damaged memories cannot be so healed. We may never understand the chemical connections that define love and grief, joy and sorrow.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Memory is fragile. All that was, all that is, stored in the hippocampus, a mass of neurons just a few cubic centimeters in volume. Memory is fallible. It is known that each time we reference a memory, we leave tiny changes of our own, fingerprints upon the film of our mind. Memory is precious. Without memory, who are we? If we were to wake up the next morning and forget those we love, those we hate, and everybody in between, would we still be ourselves? If we lose the milestones that define our lives, if we are unable to remember that which makes us who we were, are, and want to be, what meaning is left? The miracles of modern medicine allow us to graft limbs and excise tumors, to separate twins conjoined at birth and transplant the very heart of our body. But damaged memories cannot be so healed. We may never understand the chemical connections that define love and grief, joy and sorrow.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Stage 2: The second stage is the self-realization and awareness that something is wrong with a refusal to accept that. More effort is made to remember so memories can be more long form with a little more deterioration in quality. The overall personal mood is generally lower than the first stage and at a point before confusion starts setting in.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Stage 2: The second stage is the self-realization and awareness that something is wrong with a refusal to accept that. More effort is made to remember so memories can be more long form with a little more deterioration in quality. The overall personal mood is generally lower than the first stage and at a point before confusion starts setting in.",bold:!1,italic:!0,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Sifting through memory is a privilege reserved for old age. Society conditions us to accept the anesthetic of hard work, teaches us to compartmentalize and process our joys and sorrows quietly, discreetly. We build our routines, repeating the bitter parts of our lives until they become automatic. The eccentricities and incongruencies of our lives are ironed as we learn to conform. Life settles into local minima, becomes a sea of routine interspersed with islands of spontaneity. One goes months without seeing dear friends, until suddenly, five years have passed and we are strangers in all but name. One goes years without taking a proper look in the mirror, until suddenly, a decade has passed and our hair thins and joints ache. One goes decades without thinking about their happiness, until suddenly, half a lifetime has passed and one forgets what truly makes them happy. ",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Sifting through memory is a privilege reserved for old age. Society conditions us to accept the anesthetic of hard work, teaches us to compartmentalize and process our joys and sorrows quietly, discreetly. We build our routines, repeating the bitter parts of our lives until they become automatic. The eccentricities and incongruencies of our lives are ironed as we learn to conform. Life settles into local minima, becomes a sea of routine interspersed with islands of spontaneity. One goes months without seeing dear friends, until suddenly, five years have passed and we are strangers in all but name. One goes years without taking a proper look in the mirror, until suddenly, a decade has passed and our hair thins and joints ache. One goes decades without thinking about their happiness, until suddenly, half a lifetime has passed and one forgets what truly makes them happy. ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Blink, and a day, a week, a month, a year has passed. Blink, and who is this man in the mirror? ",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Blink, and a day, a week, a month, a year has passed. Blink, and ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null},{text:"who is this man in the mirror",bold:!1,italic:!0,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null},{text:"? ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Is this the life we want to lead? As our roots reach deeper with the years, do we lose the spontaneity that is so essential to growth? Do we, like a tree, become too grounded in our own mental models, unable and unwilling to reconcile with change, both physical changes in our environment and the people around us and abstract changes in ideas and norms? It is this that I fear most, that days, months, and years might pass before me in an instant, that I will lose my curiosity, my ability to make memories and learn from each moment. ",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Is this the life we want to lead? As our roots reach deeper with the years, do we lose the spontaneity that is so essential to growth? Do we, like a tree, become too grounded in our own mental models, unable and unwilling to reconcile with change, both physical changes in our environment and the people around us and abstract changes in ideas and norms? It is this that I fear most, that days, months, and years might pass before me in an instant, that I will lose my curiosity, my ability to make memories and learn from each moment. ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Stage 3: Here we are presented with some of the last coherent memories before confusion fully rolls in and the grey mists form and fade away. Finest moments have been remembered, the musical flow in places is more confused and tangled. As we progress some singular memories become more disturbed, isolated, broken and distant. These are the last embers of awareness before we enter the post awareness stages.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Stage 3: Here we are presented with some of the last coherent memories before confusion fully rolls in and the grey mists form and fade away. Finest moments have been remembered, the musical flow in places is more confused and tangled. As we progress some singular memories become more disturbed, isolated, broken and distant. These are the last embers of awareness before we enter the post awareness stages.",bold:!1,italic:!0,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"When I was younger, I dreamed of leaving a mark upon the world, of doing some great deed that would etch my name into history. I looked towards historical figures with reverence, upon Caesar and Washington. I admired corporate contemporaries in Jobs and Gates. When I told my parents of my ambitions, they\u2019d replied, we all did. In his youth, my father had dreams of becoming a great scientist, my mother of becoming a rocket engineer. Realities, of traveling to a new country, of planting roots, has worn down these dreams over time. In another life, had they been born just ten years later, in a China whose industrial furnaces roared and who held their daughters in as high regard as their sons, they might have had the opportunity to turn their dreams into reality. But such was not the case. They have found peace in what has come to pass. ",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"When I was younger, I dreamed of leaving a mark upon the world, of doing some great deed that would etch my name into history. I looked towards historical figures with reverence, upon Caesar and Washington. I admired corporate contemporaries in Jobs and Gates. When I told my parents of my ambitions, they\u2019d replied, ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null},{text:"we all did",bold:!1,italic:!0,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null},{text:". In his youth, my father had dreams of becoming a great scientist, my mother of becoming a rocket engineer. Realities, of traveling to a new country, of planting roots, has worn down these dreams over time. In another life, had they been born just ten years later, in a China whose industrial furnaces roared and who held their daughters in as high regard as their sons, they might have had the opportunity to turn their dreams into reality. But such was not the case. They have found peace in what has come to pass. ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"After that conversation, I promised myself that I wouldn\u2019t let anything get between me and my dreams. But it was a child's conviction, that I would sooner break before I bend, and it would be tested. What is conviction and pride in the face of love and family? And these heroes of mine, what harms have they committed against those on the silent side of history, on those who are not so fortunate enough to be graced with our empathy? Time adds nuance. There are no heroes or villains. We are only human. ",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"After that conversation, I promised myself that I wouldn\u2019t let anything get between me and my dreams. But it was a child's conviction, that I would sooner break before I bend, and it would be tested. What is conviction and pride in the face of love and family? And these heroes of mine, what harms have they committed against those on the silent side of history, on those who are not so fortunate enough to be graced with our empathy? Time adds nuance. There are no heroes or villains. ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null},{text:"We are only human",bold:!1,italic:!0,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null},{text:". ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Stage 4: Post-Awareness Stage 4 is where serenity and the ability to recall singular memories gives way to confusions and horror. It's the beginning of an eventual process where all memories begin to become more fluid through entanglements, repetition and rupture. ",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Stage 4: Post-Awareness Stage 4 is where serenity and the ability to recall singular memories gives way to confusions and horror. It's the beginning of an eventual process where all memories begin to become more fluid through entanglements, repetition and rupture. ",bold:!1,italic:!0,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"The summer after my seventh grade, as I was visiting my grandparents in China, a cousin of mine died just weeks after I visited the countryside. He had drowned. He had been playing in the fields, in patches of wild greenery that hid bogs and deep water beneath them, and when day turned to night and hours passed with him gone, his mother began to panic. I was too young at the time to gather the details, but news of his disappearance spread like wildfire through the local news. It was a week later that his body was found and his death was confirmed. He had been carried away by the currents, his body decomposing and bloating until fishermen downstream netted what remained of him from the water. He was within a year of my age, no more than twelve or thirteen years old. ",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"The summer after my seventh grade, as I was visiting my grandparents in China, a cousin of mine died just weeks after I visited the countryside. He had drowned. He had been playing in the fields, in patches of wild greenery that hid bogs and deep water beneath them, and when day turned to night and hours passed with him gone, his mother began to panic. I was too young at the time to gather the details, but news of his disappearance spread like wildfire through the local news. It was a week later that his body was found and his death was confirmed. He had been carried away by the currents, his body decomposing and bloating until fishermen downstream netted what remained of him from the water. He was within a year of my age, no more than twelve or thirteen years old. ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Nearly a decade has passed. I have grown older, lived and learned and loved. He is buried, laid to rest within a mile of where he was born. His name is lost to me, his face just a shadow. I think of him, at times, here at the edge of the world. Why was I given this privilege to grow up in the States, to attend university, to live in this land of opportunity? I am the first in my family to be born outside of China. But had I been born in the land of my ancestors, perhaps I would have been there with my cousin, running through lush greenery in a hidden pocket of the world that was our own. I do not deserve this life, but it is the one I was given. I feel that I must live it to its potential. If not for me, then for his burning memory.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Nearly a decade has passed. I have grown older, lived and learned and loved. He is buried, laid to rest within a mile of where he was born. His name is lost to me, his face just a shadow. I think of him, at times, here at the edge of the world. Why was I given this privilege to grow up in the States, to attend university, to live in this land of opportunity? I am the first in my family to be born outside of China. But had I been born in the land of my ancestors, perhaps I would have been there with my cousin, running through lush greenery in a hidden pocket of the world that was our own. I do not deserve this life, but it is the one I was given. I feel that I must live it to its potential. If not for me, then for his burning memory.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Stage 5: Post-Awareness Stage 5 confusions and horror. More extreme entanglements, repetition and rupture can give way to calmer moments. The unfamiliar may sound and feel familiar. Time is often spent only in the moment leading to isolation.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Stage 5: Post-Awareness Stage 5 confusions and horror. More extreme entanglements, repetition and rupture can give way to calmer moments. The unfamiliar may sound and feel familiar. Time is often spent only in the moment leading to isolation.",bold:!1,italic:!0,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Immortality is a myth. We have always flirted with the idea, if not for our physical self, then for our spiritual soul. Medieval alchemists searched for centuries to concoct elixirs that could promise eternal life. Modern scientists dedicate their working lives to finding cures for cell senescence and nucleic mutations. But we will never find a cure for death. Despots, oligarchs, and billionaires spend their entire lives distancing themselves from the masses, holding desperately to their power and conjuring projections of smoke and mirrors, but they share the same inevitable destination as everybody else. Wealth, power, and influence mean nothing upon the deathbed. We will all arrive at the same destination. ",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Immortality is a myth. We have always flirted with the idea, if not for our physical self, then for our spiritual soul. Medieval alchemists searched for centuries to concoct elixirs that could promise eternal life. Modern scientists dedicate their working lives to finding cures for cell senescence and nucleic mutations. But we will never find a cure for death. Despots, oligarchs, and billionaires spend their entire lives distancing themselves from the masses, holding desperately to their power and conjuring projections of smoke and mirrors, but they share the same inevitable destination as everybody else. Wealth, power, and influence mean nothing upon the deathbed. We will all arrive at the same destination. ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"In a few billion years, the sun will sputter out and fade. In a hundred billion years, the galaxies will fade from our sky. And past that, in times beyond our grasp, the very fabric of our universe will fold in upon itself, with protons and neutrons disintegrating into the darkness of space. If humanity survives half that long, they will soon realize that there is nothing at the end of time. History becomes meaningless, and, in the distant future, there will remain nothing, not even the stars, to remember our names. But perhaps it is a point of solace. We need not concern ourselves with vain notions of legacy. We need not rebel against the course of nature. We need not be heroic. We can just be good.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"In a few billion years, the sun will sputter out and fade. In a hundred billion years, the galaxies will fade from our sky. And past that, in times beyond our grasp, the very fabric of our universe will fold in upon itself, with protons and neutrons disintegrating into the darkness of space. If humanity survives half that long, they will soon realize that there is nothing at the end of time. History becomes meaningless, and, in the distant future, there will remain nothing, not even the stars, to remember our names. But perhaps it is a point of solace. We need not concern ourselves with vain notions of legacy. We need not rebel against the course of nature. We need not be heroic. 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",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Selecting the wood is the next step. We have plenty of oak, but given our inlaid design, we decide that a more subtle maple would be more fitting. We settle on a large slab of three-quarter-inch thick maple, once part of an old desk. We sketch out the steps for the next few days. First, we will use the table saw to cut out a three-inch plank. Then, we will trim off a quarter-inch to form the half-inch walls. We leave execution for the next day.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Selecting the wood is the next step. We have plenty of oak, but given our inlaid design, we decide that a more subtle maple would be more fitting. We settle on a large slab of three-quarter-inch thick maple, once part of an old desk. We sketch out the steps for the next few days. First, we will use the table saw to cut out a three-inch plank. Then, we will trim off a quarter-inch to form the half-inch walls. We leave execution for the next day.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Our starting plank, from which we will cut to form the box sides. We will use the bottom plank of the joined piece.",alignment:"CENTER",style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Our starting plank, from which we will cut to form the box sides. We will use the bottom plank of the joined piece.",bold:!1,italic:!0,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Day 2. We begin to prepare the wood. We set up a feather board on the table saw, adjust the sawblade, and slide the rail to guide the plank. The first cut trims off the three-inch board. The second and third cuts thin the plank to just over a half inch. My first cut is slow, but the wood remains largely unburnt, with enough margin to sand off any marks. The second and third cuts are smoother, though small shifts leave the wood with a faint ridge in the middle. We pass the wood through a sander my father designed, specifically made to sand and even out freshly cut planks. After cutting and sanding, the maple plank has been roughly leveled, and all additional work will be done by hand. It is a beautiful plank. We leave it on its edge, so that any absorbed moisture won\u2019t warp the plank. ",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Day 2. We begin to prepare the wood. We set up a feather board on the table saw, adjust the sawblade, and slide the rail to guide the plank. The first cut trims off the three-inch board. The second and third cuts thin the plank to just over a half inch. My first cut is slow, but the wood remains largely unburnt, with enough margin to sand off any marks. The second and third cuts are smoother, though small shifts leave the wood with a faint ridge in the middle. We pass the wood through a sander my father designed, specifically made to sand and even out freshly cut planks. After cutting and sanding, the maple plank has been roughly leveled, and all additional work will be done by hand. It is a beautiful plank. We leave it on its edge, so that any absorbed moisture won\u2019t warp the plank. 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",bold:!1,italic:!0,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Day 3: Today, we began sanding. The belt sander that we used yesterday helped to even out the wood, removing most of the large imperfections from the table saw. But the sander leaves small ridges in the wood that must be sanded out. We use a hand sander with 150 and 220 grit, sanding for several passes until the wood feels smooth to the touch. We only sand the inside of the box, as it won\u2019t be easily finished after putting together the box walls. In addition to sanding, we make adjustments to the box dimensions and lid. Whereas the original design had dimensions of 5x8 inches, we have enough material to expand the box to 6x8.5. The lid of the box will contain an inlay, and in the center, we\u2019ll use the scroll saw to create a design with purple heart and a deep red hardwood. I am covered in sawdust when I leave the workshop. Sanding is messy business.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Day 3: Today, we began sanding. The belt sander that we used yesterday helped to even out the wood, removing most of the large imperfections from the table saw. But the sander leaves small ridges in the wood that must be sanded out. We use a hand sander with 150 and 220 grit, sanding for several passes until the wood feels smooth to the touch. We only sand the inside of the box, as it won\u2019t be easily finished after putting together the box walls. In addition to sanding, we make adjustments to the box dimensions and lid. Whereas the original design had dimensions of 5x8 inches, we have enough material to expand the box to 6x8.5. The lid of the box will contain an inlay, and in the center, we\u2019ll use the scroll saw to create a design with purple heart and a deep red hardwood. I am covered in sawdust when I leave the workshop. Sanding is messy business.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Day 4: We think more about the design. We look through sketches curated from my father\u2019s many woodworking books. The one that stands out to me most is a landscape with mountains and a setting sun. Though we initially considered using the scroll saw to carve out shapes from solid wood, my father suggests that marquetry techniques work best. We can use natural wood veneer to form the mountains and dyed wood veneer for the setting sun. We look through samples and settle on a collection of veneer pieces, arranged in a gradient. I sketch the initial pattern. Tomorrow, we aim to construct the box and carve out the marquetry pieces. 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We first begin by making two grooves for the top and bottom of the box to slide in. We use the table saw to carve out a three-eighth inch wide and quarter-inch deep groove on both sides of the plank. Then, we route out a five-eighth inch wide- groove to fit in the inlay. The inlay itself must be cut from a larger piece, shaving off two sixteenth-inch strip from the sides that are joined to form a larger piece. We glue in the inlay, wait for it to set, then sand out any excess material until it is flush against the wall. ",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Day 5: The day starts early. We get down and begin working on the walls. We first begin by making two grooves for the top and bottom of the box to slide in. We use the table saw to carve out a three-eighth inch wide and quarter-inch deep groove on both sides of the plank. Then, we route out a five-eighth inch wide- groove to fit in the inlay. The inlay itself must be cut from a larger piece, shaving off two sixteenth-inch strip from the sides that are joined to form a larger piece. We glue in the inlay, wait for it to set, then sand out any excess material until it is flush against the wall. 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We swap out the sawblade for a larger one, then rotate it such that it is 45\xba. We make all the cuts, forming the walls and leaving some excess at the end. After a bit of planing to fine-tune the corners, the walls fit together perfectly. We move on to the bottom piece, which we create from a three-eighth inch piece of maple. It is slightly curved, so we set the curved side down and cut out enough material to form a tendon that can insert into the grooves of the wall. With the bottom completed, we can perform a dry assemble. We plane out any excess material from the tendon, then insert it into the grooves. We slide in each wall until the four sides are flush against each other. There is very little error. The inside of the box measures 5x7.5 inches, just as we calculated.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Next begins the cutting. We swap out the sawblade for a larger one, then rotate it such that it is 45\xba. We make all the cuts, forming the walls and leaving some excess at the end. After a bit of planing to fine-tune the corners, the walls fit together perfectly. We move on to the bottom piece, which we create from a three-eighth inch piece of maple. It is slightly curved, so we set the curved side down and cut out enough material to form a tendon that can insert into the grooves of the wall. With the bottom completed, we can perform a dry assemble. We plane out any excess material from the tendon, then insert it into the grooves. We slide in each wall until the four sides are flush against each other. There is very little error. The inside of the box measures 5x7.5 inches, just as we calculated.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"The cut pieces, laid out. The piece on the bottom is excess material.",alignment:"CENTER",style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"The cut pieces, laid out. The piece on the bottom is excess material.",bold:!1,italic:!0,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Our first dry assembly. ",alignment:"CENTER",style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Our first dry assembly. 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We work from the left to the right, first the left-most mountains, then the right-most, until at last, the sun and sky are joined together with the mountains to complete the landscape. The day ends with us gluing the entire piece onto plywood, with another piece in the back to balance out the stresses. Tomorrow, we hope to complete the box.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"With the walls and bottom together, we move onto the top. The top piece is straightforward, but the marquetry design is the most time-consuming part. The veneer pieces are delicate, and the scroll saw can be temperamental. We begin by sketching the design onto a thin piece of paper, which is then transposed onto the individual wooden pieces. The veneer pieces are joined one at a time, laid atop one another then cut at an angle such that they fit together seamlessly. We work from the left to the right, first the left-most mountains, then the right-most, until at last, the sun and sky are joined together with the mountains to complete the landscape. The day ends with us gluing the entire piece onto plywood, with another piece in the back to balance out the stresses. Tomorrow, we hope to complete the box.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"The marquetry setup, with the wood veneer pieces on the right.",alignment:"CENTER",style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"The marquetry setup, with the wood veneer pieces on the right.",bold:!1,italic:!0,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"The cutting process, with the veneer pieces atop the scroll saw. ",alignment:"CENTER",style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"The cutting process, with the veneer pieces atop the scroll saw. ",bold:!1,italic:!0,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"The glued marquetry piece in its clamps.",alignment:"CENTER",style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"The glued marquetry piece in its clamps.",bold:!1,italic:!0,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Day 6: The day begins with us returning to the marquetry piece from the evening before. We trace out its dimensions then make the cuts until it is rectangular, with no excess material on all sides. We cut a small tendon in its side so that it may fit in a larger frame that will form the top of the box. The frame itself requires several cuts. First, we cut an inch-wide piece from a larger plank and saw it down to its proper thickness of a nine-sixteenth inch. Then, we cut a small groove for the second inlay, glue it in, and sand until it is flush against the wood. We return to the table saw to cut a groove for the center marquetry piece, and when it is complete, we use a rig to cut the piece into four strips at 45\xba and glue it all together to form the top. We glue and clamp the top frame together and rest as it sets.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Day 6: The day begins with us returning to the marquetry piece from the evening before. We trace out its dimensions then make the cuts until it is rectangular, with no excess material on all sides. We cut a small tendon in its side so that it may fit in a larger frame that will form the top of the box. The frame itself requires several cuts. First, we cut an inch-wide piece from a larger plank and saw it down to its proper thickness of a nine-sixteenth inch. Then, we cut a small groove for the second inlay, glue it in, and sand until it is flush against the wood. We return to the table saw to cut a groove for the center marquetry piece, and when it is complete, we use a rig to cut the piece into four strips at 45\xba and glue it all together to form the top. We glue and clamp the top frame together and rest as it sets.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"The finished, untrimmed marquetry.",alignment:"CENTER",style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"The finished, untrimmed marquetry.",bold:!1,italic:!0,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"The assembled marquetry glued and clamped in its frame.",alignment:"CENTER",style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"The assembled marquetry glued and clamped in its frame.",bold:!1,italic:!0,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"The top and bottom of the box, side by side, prior to assembly.",alignment:"CENTER",style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"The top and bottom of the box, side by side, prior to assembly.",bold:!1,italic:!0,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"We sand the top of the box until it is silky smooth then cover it in a layer of masking tape to protect it. Only then do we begin preparing the top for assembly. We cut grooves along the sides of the top piece until it can slide into the walls, and after a few dry assemblies and our finishing touches, we glue it all together and add clamps to hold all the pieces in place. After drying, the box is then cut in the corners for us to insert splines, which we glue in for additional support. In the evening, we saw off the extra pieces and use the belt sander to smooth all the sides. Then, we move onto using the smaller sander, working our way up to 220 grit paper. With the overall box structure complete, we call it a day. The box is almost together.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"We sand the top of the box until it is silky smooth then cover it in a layer of masking tape to protect it. Only then do we begin preparing the top for assembly. We cut grooves along the sides of the top piece until it can slide into the walls, and after a few dry assemblies and our finishing touches, we glue it all together and add clamps to hold all the pieces in place. After drying, the box is then cut in the corners for us to insert splines, which we glue in for additional support. In the evening, we saw off the extra pieces and use the belt sander to smooth all the sides. Then, we move onto using the smaller sander, working our way up to 220 grit paper. With the overall box structure complete, we call it a day. 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We begin by preparing to cut the box apart. We align the saw and raise the blade, then run the box through the saw four times until it comes apart into the base and lid. It is not a perfect fit, as differences in pressure applied during the cut lead to small inconsistencies. We sand the edge until the lid and box fit snugly. Then, we sand the sharp corners so that they are smooth to the touch. We leave the box at this stage. Tomorrow, we will begin installing the lock and hinges.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Day 7: We\u2019re ready to move onto the final stages: cutting out the top, installing the hinges and lock, and sanding and finishing to completion. We begin by preparing to cut the box apart. We align the saw and raise the blade, then run the box through the saw four times until it comes apart into the base and lid. It is not a perfect fit, as differences in pressure applied during the cut lead to small inconsistencies. We sand the edge until the lid and box fit snugly. Then, we sand the sharp corners so that they are smooth to the touch. We leave the box at this stage. 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Then, we cut a deeper groove into the same guide such that the hinge supports can slide into the base. It is a long task, with lots of fine adjustments. We use wood carving tools to widen the grooves to fit the hinge pieces, then we slowly chisel out the box bit by bit until the groove is deep enough to fit the supports and screw the hinges into the maple wood. The base and lid are just a bit misaligned, but the error is fixed with some sanding. All that remains is the lock, which we aim to complete tomorrow. ",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Day 8: We set to work on the hinges. We set a router guide upon the box and route a slim groove into the base and top. Then, we cut a deeper groove into the same guide such that the hinge supports can slide into the base. It is a long task, with lots of fine adjustments. We use wood carving tools to widen the grooves to fit the hinge pieces, then we slowly chisel out the box bit by bit until the groove is deep enough to fit the supports and screw the hinges into the maple wood. The base and lid are just a bit misaligned, but the error is fixed with some sanding. All that remains is the lock, which we aim to complete tomorrow. ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"The router template set atop the box. ",alignment:"CENTER",style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"The router template set atop the box. 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The end result is a static site compiled from JavaScript and deployed via GitHub Pages onto my personal domain.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"The blog you are currently visiting was built over the course of these past two months, with work beginning in Late November and stretching into the New Year. The end result is a static site compiled from JavaScript and deployed via GitHub Pages onto my personal domain.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"I first launched edenincorporated during the summer of 2019, right before leaving for my frosh year at Stanford. At the time, I had little development experience. 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There, on the left, is the Freedom Tower, and there, on the right, is the Empire State. The city\u2019s shadow looms large even here, so many miles away from the heart of it all. The shadow of the greatest city in the world.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"The seagulls hover just above the water beyond the pier, held aloft by the southerly winds. They squawk, challenging each other to dive into the waves beneath. Some oblige, diving into the Sound before emerging some distance away. I remember seeing a similar sight in San Francisco, on the cliffs of Land's End, of an eagle flying still in the air, as though commanded by an invisible puppeteer. ",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"The seagulls hover just above the water beyond the pier, held aloft by the southerly winds. 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What a great way to herald in the year ahead.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"I have been away from the blog for some time now. Life, with its endless mysteries, has kept me rather busy for the past few months. But as the dust settles and the future comes into focus, I'm excited to create again. Here's to a year of passion, creation, and joy.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"I have been away from the blog for some time now. Life, with its endless mysteries, has kept me rather busy for the past few months. But as the dust settles and the future comes into focus, I'm excited to create again. Here's to a year of passion, creation, and joy.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Happy New Year, to friends and family. The Old Year was a year of celebration in the face of loss, of growth in the face of failure. The New Year brings with it an infectious optimism for the year to come. May we create the worlds we can, at present, only dream of.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Happy New Year, to friends and family. The Old Year was a year of celebration in the face of loss, of growth in the face of failure. The New Year brings with it an infectious optimism for the year to come. 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Since arriving back at Stanford, I find myself dashing non-stop from classes to projects to work. There is a subtle structure to this chaos. Each day begins and ends with the same two rituals, each lunch and dinner is scheduled for the same fixed times, each assignment is due by the same weekly deadlines. The days blur together. Each week seems near impossible until suddenly, I find myself looking back and wondering how I managed to get through it at all. I am more than halfway through my senior year at Stanford, months away from graduating, and though I may stay a fifth year, I become increasingly aware that my days as a student are numbered. Now, more than ever, I find myself thinking about what kind of life I\u2019d like to build for myself, where I\u2019d like to see myself ten, twenty years down the road. What, truly, does it mean to live a good life? 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Now, more than ever, I find myself thinking about what kind of life I\u2019d like to build for myself, where I\u2019d like to see myself ten, twenty years down the road. What, truly, does it mean to live a good life? The question burns itself into my mind.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"As a child in grade school, I would watch the second hand carve out its gentle orbit around the clock. Back then, it seemed as though I could force time to a crawl just by concentrating hard enough. But as the years have passed, time has also seemed to speed up. Ever-lasting days and never-ending nights now pass by in an instant. Weeks and months that once felt a lifetime now pass faster than I can turn the calendar page. A few days ago, after waking to an early alarm, I spent a few moments watching the second hand sweep its arc from bed. I focused, trying to slow down the clock, fighting against the viscous current of time. For just a fleeting moment, time was still, but then, just as quickly, it passed. The moment was gone, the silence was shattered. The rest of the day came and went before I knew it.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"As a child in grade school, I would watch the second hand carve out its gentle orbit around the clock. Back then, it seemed as though I could force time to a crawl just by concentrating hard enough. But as the years have passed, time has also seemed to speed up. Ever-lasting days and never-ending nights now pass by in an instant. Weeks and months that once felt a lifetime now pass faster than I can turn the calendar page. A few days ago, after waking to an early alarm, I spent a few moments watching the second hand sweep its arc from bed. I focused, trying to slow down the clock, fighting against the viscous current of time. For just a fleeting moment, time was still, but then, just as quickly, it passed. The moment was gone, the silence was shattered. The rest of the day came and went before I knew it.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"A few weeks ago, I found myself thinking back on my time as a dancer. It\u2019s been four years since I started dancing at Stanford. A lifetime ago, it seems, a pre-pandemic world it had been. Looking back, life felt simpler: life was a canvas blank as snow, California was a fever dream, and I could hardly place Kyiv on the map. Yet the memories of dancing on a new team in a new campus, nervous and alone, still feel so incredibly vivid. I had been eighteen then, and the possibilities of who I could become left me with a sense of wanderlust. An infinite number of possibilities there had been, another infinity that has been lost, narrowed down day by day until arriving at the road that has become my life and the new worlds it brings. I have few regrets about how my time has been spent. My time at Stanford has taught me so much. ",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"A few weeks ago, I found myself thinking back on my time as a dancer. It\u2019s been four years since I started dancing at Stanford. A lifetime ago, it seems, a pre-pandemic world it had been. Looking back, life felt simpler: life was a canvas blank as snow, California was a fever dream, and I could hardly place Kyiv on the map. Yet the memories of dancing on a new team in a new campus, nervous and alone, still feel so incredibly vivid. I had been eighteen then, and the possibilities of who I could become left me with a sense of wanderlust. An infinite number of possibilities there had been, another infinity that has been lost, narrowed down day by day until arriving at the road that has become my life and the new worlds it brings. I have few regrets about how my time has been spent. My time at Stanford has taught me so much. ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"There are days when entire years-worth of memories are made. There are years when just days seem to pass. I hope to never experience the latter. I am terrified by the passage of time. I fear waking up one morning and realizing that years have gone by without appreciating my place on this earth, the privilege it is to be a friend, a lover, a son. I fear that this life will pass me by, that time will sweep me up in its rushing torrent as it has this quarter. 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The lake is a beautiful place; the winter storms have endowed it with a beauty more stunning than anything I could ever imagine. And with the lake a sapphire mirror, wildlife has slowly returned. On our walks together, we saw egrets and vultures, falcons and herons. Oh, and ducks, so many ducks. Four pairs of lovely mallard couples and a lone male, to be exact, all of whom wade in the shallow waters, dipping their heads into the waters and poking their tails to the sky. When I think back on this quarter, those walks stand out so vividly against a backdrop of assignments, commitments, and projects. These were moments of serendipity, when the immediacy of individual obligations fell away to reveal the beauty of the world that we live in. Life can be good, sometimes.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Two weeks ago, she came down with a mild bout of Covid while I, miraculously, did not. During her six-day isolation period, we met by Lake Lagunita for masked walks by the shore. The lake is a beautiful place; the winter storms have endowed it with a beauty more stunning than anything I could ever imagine. And with the lake a sapphire mirror, wildlife has slowly returned. On our walks together, we saw egrets and vultures, falcons and herons. Oh, and ducks, so many ducks. Four pairs of lovely mallard couples and a lone male, to be exact, all of whom wade in the shallow waters, dipping their heads into the waters and poking their tails to the sky. When I think back on this quarter, those walks stand out so vividly against a backdrop of assignments, commitments, and projects. These were moments of serendipity, when the immediacy of individual obligations fell away to reveal the beauty of the world that we live in. 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I don\u2019t want to regret a single moment of it.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Our walks around the lake remind me of what matters most to me. Seeing her smile and hearing her laugh means more to me than any achievement. What does professional success mean if I cannot spend time with the ones I love? What does wealth mean if I cannot care for my family and friends? I am no less ambitious, no less driven, but I begin to recognize the nuanced considerations that must drive my work. In a heartbeat, I would give up a life of fame and fortune if I may spend an extra hour each day with the people that matter most to me. Life is truly too short. I don\u2019t want to regret a single moment of it.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"After returning from a wedding in Palm Springs, I caught a vision of what life could look like a decade from now. Friends, scattered across the country, around the world, yet bound by strong ties formed in youth, reminiscing about times long past. Success, not just professional but personal, that manifests itself in a calm confidence and quiet self-assuredness. A life of love, of having loved and been loved, of joys, created and indulged, of wonder, constantly pursued and always treasured. For a moment, I caught a glimpse of the life that lies ahead if I\u2019m eager and determined to work for it. And it is a beautiful life, a life brimming with possibilities. 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The road ahead is no less uncertain, but I don\u2019t need it to be. All I need is a promise \u2014 a promise of what could be \u2014 and I\u2019ll hold that to my heart as I leap into the unknown. ",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"The vision fades, but this time, my mind feels clearer. The road ahead is no less uncertain, but I don\u2019t need it to be. All I need is a promise \u2014 a promise of what could be \u2014 and I\u2019ll hold that to my heart as I leap into the unknown. 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In a week, I\u2019ll be back in New York, preparing for the move from coast to coast. The lull of quarantine has begun to fade away, the pace of everyday life picks back up. There\u2019s a palpable excitement within my circles, mixed with threads of anxiety. How exactly will we transition back into an in-person Stanford? How normal will our campus experience truly be? Certainty is a privilege; one Stanford is all too reluctant to grant.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"The weather in Seattle has been lovely recently, with highs under 75 and gentle cloudbanks that dissipate before the mid-afternoon. My roommate, Hannah, remarked the other day that some of the leaves have started to brown, and she\u2019s right, or so I think. It\u2019s hard to tell, just by looking, but one thing is certain: Fall approaches fast. In a month, on-campus life will resume once again, along with the chaos of classes and activities. In a week, I\u2019ll be back in New York, preparing for the move from coast to coast. The lull of quarantine has begun to fade away, the pace of everyday life picks back up. There\u2019s a palpable excitement within my circles, mixed with threads of anxiety. How exactly will we transition back into an in-person Stanford? How normal will our campus experience truly be? Certainty is a privilege; one Stanford is all too reluctant to grant.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Seattle has been a wonderful experience. Hannah and I had promised ourselves just that when we\u2019d planned for our stay back in April. Our apartment is beautiful, situated right by the Olympic Sculpture Park and the waterfront, not too far from the downtown offices and nightlife. Our work leaves us ample time to enjoy the city around us. We've enjoyed many of the restaurants all around us, slowly curating our personal favorites. We've went on several hikes, including a trip to Rainier during the alpine bloom. We've taken a trip down to Portland for a day to see the city, a trip that gave us a far greater appreciation for Seattle proper. ",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Seattle has been a wonderful experience. Hannah and I had promised ourselves just that when we\u2019d planned for our stay back in April. Our apartment is beautiful, situated right by the Olympic Sculpture Park and the waterfront, not too far from the downtown offices and nightlife. Our work leaves us ample time to enjoy the city around us. We've enjoyed many of the restaurants all around us, slowly curating our personal favorites. We've went on several hikes, including a trip to Rainier during the alpine bloom. We've taken a trip down to Portland for a day to see the city, a trip that gave us a far greater appreciation for Seattle proper. ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"But it\u2019s the people around me that made Seattle so wonderful. Bennett showed me some of my favorite restaurants in the area during our downtown work sessions. Binh and I grabbed brunch several weekends at Portage Bay during our off days. Chloe drove me around to see much of the city beyond the downtown. And in between those adventures were visits from other friends. Andrew visited back in mid-June. Kyle, in early-August. Michelle and Cathy came up from the Bay in mid-August. Despite being two thousand miles from home and eight-hundred miles from Stanford, Seattle still felt remarkably like home.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"But it\u2019s the people around me that made Seattle so wonderful. Bennett showed me some of my favorite restaurants in the area during our downtown work sessions. Binh and I grabbed brunch several weekends at Portage Bay during our off days. Chloe drove me around to see much of the city beyond the downtown. And in between those adventures were visits from other friends. Andrew visited back in mid-June. Kyle, in early-August. Michelle and Cathy came up from the Bay in mid-August. Despite being two thousand miles from home and eight-hundred miles from Stanford, Seattle still felt remarkably like home.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"My thoughts on the city are positive overall. Seattle is a beautiful city. The skyscrapers are polished to a mirror\u2019s edge, the sidewalks are lined with trees, the streets bustle with life. But the brilliant sheen of downtown masks darker undercurrents. Just blocks away are large lots strewn with tents, occupied by those the city left behind. It\u2019s hard to reconcile just what is and what isn\u2019t natural about Seattle. Whereas SLU and Belltown feel incredibly dependent on the corporate ecosystems around it, Cap Hill, Belltown, and International District all feel like unique, independent sections. For better or worse, it\u2019s hard to imagine a Seattle without Amazon. 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Long enough for us to settle in and find our favorite spots in the city, but brief enough that we lived each day with intention. Three months allowed us the space to be both a tourist and a local, to indulge in the many Seattle attractions while also finding our own spots. There was room for routine and spontaneity, and by the end, we felt we could call Seattle home.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Three months was the perfect duration for our stay. Long enough for us to settle in and find our favorite spots in the city, but brief enough that we lived each day with intention. Three months allowed us the space to be both a tourist and a local, to indulge in the many Seattle attractions while also finding our own spots. There was room for routine and spontaneity, and by the end, we felt we could call Seattle home.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"My last week in Seattle will be spent tying the last few threads of this three-month adventure. Hannah and I have begun one last grand tour of our favorite restaurants. We\u2019ll be cleaning up the apartment and packing for the trip home. I\u2019ll be saying goodbye to Seattle friends. And, of course, I\u2019ll stop by the waterfront to watch the sunset one last time. ",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"My last week in Seattle will be spent tying the last few threads of this three-month adventure. Hannah and I have begun one last grand tour of our favorite restaurants. We\u2019ll be cleaning up the apartment and packing for the trip home. I\u2019ll be saying goodbye to Seattle friends. And, of course, I\u2019ll stop by the waterfront to watch the sunset one last time. 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Late last month, I finally gave it a shot. I sourced the materials and studied up on the process, then, after work one evening, put it all together to make my first two batches of mead must. Both batches are happily fermenting away as I write this.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Fermenting my own mead has been a bucket list hobby of mine for quite some time. Late last month, I finally gave it a shot. I sourced the materials and studied up on the process, then, after work one evening, put it all together to make my first two batches of mead must. Both batches are happily fermenting away as I write this.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"My main takeaway so far: home brewing is equal parts science and magic, with the scale tipping towards either depending on your willingness to get the details exactly right. Mead making, however, affords a degree of imperfection along the way. It\u2019s a great starting point for home brewers looking to get initiated.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"My main takeaway so far: home brewing is equal parts science and magic, with the scale tipping towards either depending on your willingness to get the details exactly right. Mead making, however, affords a degree of imperfection along the way. 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Each batch ended up producing two gallons of raw must, for a total of four gallons. If you\u2019re thinking about making one gallon, you might as well make two. 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Each batch ended up producing two gallons of raw must, for a total of four gallons. If you\u2019re thinking about making one gallon, you might as well make two. It\u2019ll end up taking the same amount of time.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"If there\u2019s one thing vibes-based brewers and science-based brewers can agree on, it\u2019s that proper sanitation is the most critical step of brewing, regardless of what you make. Contamination can produce off-notes and unpleasant flavors that can ruin months of work. A little goes a long way. Brewers who don\u2019t properly sanitize may get lucky for a while, but they\u2019ll inevitably run into a spoiled batch. 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A single packet goes a long way: I brewed all four gallons with just two packets of yeast. After mixing the yeast into lukewarm water and adding in a teaspoon of yeast nutrition, I covered the yeast with saran wrap and let it sit off to the side. You could be a jerk and toss the yeast in without this step. I just thought it wise to get the party started.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"The must is the raw mix of honey, water, and other ingredients that is consumed over the course of fermentation (think: must is to mead as wort is to beer). Making the must is fairly simple: bring half a gallon of water to around 100 degrees, then dissolve in the honey. Don\u2019t bring the mix to a boil \u2014 doing so will break down the honey and risk losing its distinctive flavor profile \u2014 instead, just stir on low heat until the mixture is fully dissolved.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"The must is the raw mix of honey, water, and other ingredients that is consumed over the course of fermentation (think: must is to mead as wort is to beer). Making the must is fairly simple: bring half a gallon of water to around 100 degrees, then dissolve in the honey. Don\u2019t bring the mix to a boil \u2014 doing so will break down the honey and risk losing its distinctive flavor profile \u2014 instead, just stir on low heat until the mixture is fully dissolved.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"There is much room for experimentation at this step. My first batch was a simple mix consisting of 5 lbs of honey and water. My second batch was more adventurous, with 3 lbs of honey and 1.5 lbs of maple syrup, along with cloves and cinnamon. The first will produce a classic mead. The second will produce acerglyn, which should hopefully retain notes of maple in the end product.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"There is much room for experimentation at this step. My first batch was a simple mix consisting of 5 lbs of honey and water. My second batch was more adventurous, with 3 lbs of honey and 1.5 lbs of maple syrup, along with cloves and cinnamon. The first will produce a classic mead. The second will produce acerglyn, which should hopefully retain notes of maple in the end product.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"(The quality of your honey is one of the most important factors during the mead-making process. Many brewers advocate for first-timers to start with wildflower honey and clove-infused honey, which should produce a nuttier end product)",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"(The quality of your honey is one of the most important factors during the mead-making process. 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I added the hydrated yeast, then topped them off with distilled water, leaving around three inches of air. I capped the flask, shook the mixture to aerate the yeast, then topped each flask off with a three-piece airlock.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"And that was that. I hauled the flasks down to my basement and left the yeast to begin their magic. From here, the rest is waiting.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"And that was that. I hauled the flasks down to my basement and left the yeast to begin their magic. 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All four gallons are happily fermenting away in my basement. It is around 70 degrees and dark in the room the flasks are kept. Unlike in beer brewing, light won\u2019t ruin the batch, but it\u2019s still generally preferred to keep yeast in darkness. ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Primary fermentation takes around 2-3 weeks. Secondary fermentation can last up to a year. You can start drinking the mead after three months, but like wine, the flavors develop and age over time. ",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Primary fermentation takes around 2-3 weeks. Secondary fermentation can last up to a year. You can start drinking the mead after three months, but like wine, the flavors develop and age over time. ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Brewers tend to have strong opinions about best practices at this stage.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Brewers tend to have strong opinions about best practices at this stage.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Some brewers advocate for daily aeration during the first few days of primary fermentation. The idea here is to give the yeast enough oxygen to quickly grow and form a stronger fermenting base. Other brewers caution that aeration can oxidize the product and produce off flavors. 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Each evening over this past week, I replaced the airlock with a (sterilized) cap, then shook the flask for several minutes before replacing the cap with the (sterilized) airlock. This process also helps release pressure in the must. Every other day, I\u2019ll add in another teaspoon of yeast nutrition then swirl it in to keep the fermentation healthy.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"I took a fairly na\xefve and simple approach. Each evening over this past week, I replaced the airlock with a (sterilized) cap, then shook the flask for several minutes before replacing the cap with the (sterilized) airlock. This process also helps release pressure in the must. 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Not a single wisp of white floats in the clear blue sky. On a clear day like today, the mountains can be seen rising from the horizon. To my left, Mount Rainier looms large, it\u2019s snowcap glowing a soft pink through the summer haze. To my right, the Olympic mountains sprawl out, their gentle blue ridges almost bleeding into the sky. ",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"I sit on a bench at the foot of the Olympic Sculpture Park, looking west towards Puget Sound. It\u2019s a quiet Friday afternoon. It\u2019s hot, for Seattle, but 86 is nothing compared to the heat wave coming this weekend. A warm breeze blows in from the bay, carrying with it a reminder of the sea \u2014 the faint smell of sea salt, not quite as bold as the Atlantic Ocean spray, but still ever present. Not a single wisp of white floats in the clear blue sky. 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How beautiful it was, to watch the sun slowly descend, the horizon grow gold, then orange, then red, until the bright marble that is the sun disappeared into a scarlet haze. ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Living in Seattle, this beauty has become almost routine. My apartment overlooks Elliot Bay, with a clear view of the Sound. On clear days (which recently there has been an abundance of), I can watch as the Olympic mountains are gilded by the setting sun, cast against clouds blush in jovial pinks. Admittedly, it took me a while to even realize that there were mountains in the distance. My first few days in the city, the Seattle fog hung low over the water, hiding even the nearby hills just opposite the Bay. It was only a few days after I settled in that the fog lifted, revealing the jagged, snowy peaks in the distance. It would be two weeks until I saw Rainier for the first time. Standing at the top of Kerry Park, Rainier juts out above the skyline. It\u2019s still odd for me to see the mountains in the distance. Coming from the East coast, my mountains are spires of grey concrete and twisted steel. Seeing these untamed, nature-formed peaks is humbling. ",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Living in Seattle, this beauty has become almost routine. My apartment overlooks Elliot Bay, with a clear view of the Sound. On clear days (which recently there has been an abundance of), I can watch as the Olympic mountains are gilded by the setting sun, cast against clouds blush in jovial pinks. Admittedly, it took me a while to even realize that there were mountains in the distance. My first few days in the city, the Seattle fog hung low over the water, hiding even the nearby hills just opposite the Bay. 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If you\u2019re around either of those areas, shoot me a message, and we\u2019ll find time to hang out.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"In the long term, there\u2019s a lot to look forward to. ",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"In the long term, there\u2019s a lot to look forward to. ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"On the professional front, there\u2019s plenty of learning on the horizon. I am constantly growing, not only as an engineer, but as a leader and future entrepreneur. I\u2019ll make the most of my time at Hippocratic, but I refuse to get too complacent. I\u2019m constantly looking for opportunities as new innovations come.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"On the professional front, there\u2019s plenty of learning on the horizon. I am constantly growing, not only as an engineer, but as a leader and future entrepreneur. I\u2019ll make the most of my time at Hippocratic, but I refuse to get too complacent. I\u2019m constantly looking for opportunities as new innovations come.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"On the artistic front, I\u2019m looking into creating short-form content, hopefully combining my interests in writing, video editing, storytelling, and machine learning to explore new mediums for expression. I\u2019m looking to bring my work to a wider audience, and to iterate as feedback comes. 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If you\u2019re reading this: hold me to my word.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"On the personal front, I\u2019m hoping to build habits for the life ahead. I hope to be a better friend, to be more intentional about reaching out and strengthening friendships cultivated over these past four years. If you\u2019re reading this: ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null},{text:"hold me to my word",bold:!1,italic:!0,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null},{text:".",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Onto other news. I\u2019m sunsetting the meal Calendly and polaroid wall. Thank you to everybody who humored me and booked a meal, or gave me five minutes of your time for a polaroid. It truly meant a lot to me. 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Occasionally, there comes a winter storm that tears across the coast, leaving in its wake a foot of snow. The days following such storms are always filled with magic. Walking down the sidewalk, the snowbanks on either side are piled high. As the week goes on, the snowdrifts turn dark from dirt and soot. Patches of dirty browns show up from gaps on the lawn. The magic of snowfall vanishes until the next storm paints the scene anew. Nobody dreams of dirty snow. ",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"New York weather adheres to the seasons. The winters are cold and harsh. The nights dip below freezing and the days hover in the thirties. Occasionally, there comes a winter storm that tears across the coast, leaving in its wake a foot of snow. The days following such storms are always filled with magic. Walking down the sidewalk, the snowbanks on either side are piled high. 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During my first fall at Stanford, I saw eight weeks of blue skies, without so much as a drop of rain. It was only over Thanksgiving break, after campus had emptied out, that I finally heard the first drops of rain against my window. When rain did come, it came all at once. It did not stop raining the entire week of Thanksgiving.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Steinbeck wrote of Salinas fondly in East of Eden, describing the cycle of wet years and dry years, with each cycle spanning nearly two decades. Are we in the midst of a dry spell, or are these the wet years? I suppose I wouldn\u2019t know any different. Four years at Stanford is too soon to tell. The Salinas Valley isn\u2019t too far out from Palo Alto. Perhaps an hour drive down, just past San Jose. I\u2019d like to take that trip someday, when the world regains a semblance of normalcy. Steinbeck wrote of lupins and poppies and sunflowers. I wonder if I\u2019ll still find them today.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Steinbeck wrote of Salinas fondly in ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null},{text:"East of Eden",bold:!1,italic:!0,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null},{text:", describing the cycle of wet years and dry years, with each cycle spanning nearly two decades. Are we in the midst of a dry spell, or are these the wet years? I suppose I wouldn\u2019t know any different. Four years at Stanford is too soon to tell. The Salinas Valley isn\u2019t too far out from Palo Alto. Perhaps an hour drive down, just past San Jose. I\u2019d like to take that trip someday, when the world regains a semblance of normalcy. Steinbeck wrote of lupins and poppies and sunflowers. 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Above, the clouds melt into each other, strands of pale milk that swirl and sink into an ocean of blue.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"I had always thought the clouds to be timeless beasts that blew in from one horizon and drifted to another, great herds of mist, steam, and smoke, nomads of an endless expanse. It is only now I realize that cloud-birth is ever-present. You can see it too: cast your eye up, squint if you need, and look, truly look. On days like this, you can watch the clouds extend out of a primordial blue, into tendrils that form and grow, then tumble and fade back into the sea from which they came. 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Could you? I could almost imagine myself stargazing upon a spaceship, with hills and trees planted under a false sun of our own. ",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"To the West, storm clouds roll in from blue-grey peaks. Here, with only mellow cloud-drifts above us, we are safe. Laying here and looking up at the sky, I could almost imagine myself falling into Neptune, its storms the clouds of our deep blue. Could you? I could almost imagine myself stargazing upon a spaceship, with hills and trees planted under a false sun of our own. ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Could such a thing ever be built? A starship, to ferry humanity to new galaxies, with man-made land and sea under a thousand fleeting stars and suns, where entire generations will live and die on a journey through space. We\u2019ve built many wonders over the past thousand years. But could we build such a thing, as a race yearning for the stars, or would we destroy ourselves in the process?",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Could such a thing ever be built? A starship, to ferry humanity to new galaxies, with man-made land and sea under a thousand fleeting stars and suns, where entire generations will live and die on a journey through space. We\u2019ve built many wonders over the past thousand years. But could we build such a thing, as a race yearning for the stars, or would we destroy ourselves in the process?",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Now, we sit in the tree, in the shade, hiding away from the fierce mid-afternoon sun. The grass, made tall by the Winter rains, sways in the Spring wind. I am perched in an upper branch. My arm looped around one of the upper boughs, my feet tucked into the nook of a branch. You sit below me, dappled sunlight striking flames in your hair.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Now, we sit in the tree, in the shade, hiding away from the fierce mid-afternoon sun. The grass, made tall by the Winter rains, sways in the Spring wind. I am perched in an upper branch. My arm looped around one of the upper boughs, my feet tucked into the nook of a branch. You sit below me, dappled sunlight striking flames in your hair.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"The branches crawl with ants, their bellies gorged with sap and sugary nectar. Tiny fungi grow out of the cracks, lichen sprout from wherever they might find a hold. 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Though I made attempts to read both novels over this past year, it wasn't until this Winter break that I finally set aside the time each novel deserved and read them in full stride. A Gentleman in Moscow, a novel of approximately 450 pages, took me four days to read. A Little Life, which stretches to just over 600, took me another six. 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",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null},{text:"A Gentleman in Moscow",bold:!1,italic:!0,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null},{text:", a novel of approximately 450 pages, took me four days to read. ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null},{text:"A Little Life",bold:!1,italic:!0,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null},{text:", which stretches to just over 600, took me another six. ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Both novels left my mind swimming with thoughts, but the great elation I felt upon completing A Gentleman in Moscow was dampened by the disappointment I felt after A Little Life. This review is my attempt at tying together my stray thoughts and putting to rest my time spent with both novels. These are not books that would naturally be reviewed together, but I find enough parallels between them that a dual review feels appropriate to me. 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These are not books that would naturally be reviewed together, but I find enough parallels between them that a dual review feels appropriate to me. ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"For those not looking to indulge in a near-two-thousand-word long analysis, I'll keep a brief review here at the top: I loved A Gentleman in Moscow and would recommend it to all audiences. I had mixed thoughts on A Little Life and hesitate to recommend it. That being said, they're both well-written, and there's enough love and intention behind them that you'll surely find something to appreciate. 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",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Spoilers ahead. Proceed accordingly.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Spoilers ahead. Proceed accordingly.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"\u2767\u2767\u2766\u2619\u2619",alignment:"CENTER",style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"\u2767\u2767\u2766\u2619\u2619",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Segoe UI Symbol",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Towles' A Gentleman in Moscow is whiskey for the soul. The novel takes as its protagonist the illustrious Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov, a charming, mustachioed aristocrat who is increasingly out of place in post-imperial Russia. After being sentenced via Bolshevik tribunal to house arrest in the Metropol, a luxury hotel lush with amenities not far from the ever-watching Kremlin, we observe as the Count accepts, adapts to, and masters his circumstances, along the way forming a close circle of friends \u2014 hotel staff, weary travelers, and other permanent residents \u2014 that give great heft to the narrative. The entrance of Sofia into the tale marks the second act of the novel, and as she grows to be a capable and confident young woman, we share in the wonder she brings to the hotel. Towles tells a story of reflection, self-mastery, and appreciation that spans thirty years of tumultuous history, and by the end of the novel, we accept what the Count had long ago realized for himself: that he was the luckiest man in all of Russia. 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The entrance of Sofia into the tale marks the second act of the novel, and as she grows to be a capable and confident young woman, we share in the wonder she brings to the hotel. Towles tells a story of reflection, self-mastery, and appreciation that spans thirty years of tumultuous history, and by the end of the novel, we accept what the Count had long ago realized for himself: that ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null},{text:"he was the luckiest man in all of Russia",bold:!1,italic:!0,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null},{text:". ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Yanagihara's A Little Life is a much more complex tale. What beings as a story exploring the nuanced, brotherly relationship between four friends \u2014 Jude, Willem, Malcolm, and JB \u2014 soon hones in on the life of Jude, a brilliant yet tortured litigator, hoping to create for himself some semblance of a normal life after a childhood of trauma and suffering. We follow Jude as he slowly, over the course of decades, begins to open up, sharing pieces of his life with his many friends that love him. We revel in his successes and share in his sorrows, until eventually he does achieve that little life he so wished for \u2014 only for it to be unceremoniously torn apart. Jude's life ends in suicide. The novel is an almost voyeuristic experience, ambitious in the size and scope of the trauma, disparity, and range of human experience it aims to capture. 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We revel in his successes and share in his sorrows, until eventually he does achieve that little life he so wished for \u2014 only for it to be unceremoniously torn apart. Jude's life ends in suicide. The novel is an almost voyeuristic experience, ambitious in the size and scope of the trauma, disparity, and range of human experience it aims to capture. ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Both novels are expansive works that span decades, tracing the careers and lives of a wide cast of characters. Both narratives focus deeply on individual friendships and how characters push and pull each other through the years. Both narratives revolve around a central theme of mastering \u2014 or being mastered by \u2014 one's circumstances. However, the success with which each author executed upon these ideas is not equal, or even close to equal. I found Towles' to be much more engaging than Yanagihara. 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Both novels are brilliant and touch the heart, but whereas my love for A Gentleman in Moscow has only grown, I have since begun to sour on A Little Life, my sorrow transforming into a biting indignation. These opinions will certainly shape this review.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"I ended ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null},{text:"A Gentleman in Moscow",bold:!1,italic:!0,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null},{text:" feeling triumphant. I ended ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null},{text:"A Little Life",bold:!1,italic:!0,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null},{text:" feeling sorrow. 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These opinions will certainly shape this review.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"\u2767\u2767\u2766\u2619\u2619",alignment:"CENTER",style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"\u2767\u2767\u2766\u2619\u2619",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Segoe UI Symbol",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"From an aesthetic standpoint, I found Towles' style to be compelling and enjoyable, whereas Yanagihara's writing fell short of my expectations for a novel that received as much acclaim as it did.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"From an aesthetic standpoint, I found Towles' style to be compelling and enjoyable, whereas Yanagihara's writing fell short of my expectations for a novel that received as much acclaim as it did.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Towles is terse when appropriate but does not sacrifice sophistication. His experiments in form \u2014 the interjections of poetry and philosophy, his dilation and contraction of time, Mikhail's final mosaic of references to 'bread' \u2014 all accent the narrative, enriching our understanding of the work. His conversations are brilliantly written; the Count is an excellent conversationalist and Towles is well-equipped to handle the many exchanges he has with a rotating cast of characters. ",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Towles is terse when appropriate but does not sacrifice sophistication. His experiments in form \u2014 the interjections of poetry and philosophy, his dilation and contraction of time, Mikhail's final mosaic of references to 'bread' \u2014 all accent the narrative, enriching our understanding of the work. 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The denizens of Towles' world all have so much life, a life that is sadly lacking in many of Yanagihara's characters. Take, for instance, Towles' characterization of Anna Urbanova and Sofia Kulikova. Towles describes Anna as willowy, Sofia as demure \u2014 simple descriptions, yes, and yet these two words, willowy and demure, tie together so many other characterizations that, by the end of the novel, our understanding of Anna and Sofia feels almost as rich as our understanding of the Count. This stands in stark contrast to many of Yanagihara's characters; take Malcolm and JB, two of the four boys we should be so fond of. Aside from their careers \u2014 which they happen to be incredibly, unrealistically successful in \u2014 what do we learn about them throughout the novel? Not much.",alignment:null,style:"Normal",indentation_left:null,indentation_right:null,spacing_before:null,spacing_after:null,content:[{text:"Towles has a gift for characterization. The denizens of Towles' world all have so much life, a life that is sadly lacking in many of Yanagihara's characters. Take, for instance, Towles' characterization of Anna Urbanova and Sofia Kulikova. 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This stands in stark contrast to many of Yanagihara's characters; take Malcolm and JB, two of the four boys we should be so fond of. Aside from their careers \u2014 which they happen to be incredibly, unrealistically successful in \u2014 what do we learn about them throughout the novel? 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Whereas Towles excels in aligning the Count's trajectory at the end of each chapter such that his new circumstances in the succeeding chapter are the natural conclusion of his development, Yanagihara employs the passing of the time as a simple excuse for characters to become more successful, without any substantive development. Time is a powerful tool, allowing for self-reflection, growth, and change. In A Little Life, the passing of time serves none of these goals. 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Whereas Towles excels in aligning the Count's trajectory at the end of each chapter such that his new circumstances in the succeeding chapter are the natural conclusion of his development, Yanagihara employs the passing of the time as a simple excuse for characters to become more successful, without any substantive development. Time is a powerful tool, allowing for self-reflection, growth, and change. In ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null},{text:"A Little Life",bold:!1,italic:!0,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null},{text:", the passing of time serves none of these goals. ",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"Another structural issue unique to A Little Life are the viewpoints Yanagihara decides to writes from. 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I am willing to believe that the Count finds a way of life within the Metropol and that the hotel is insulated from the political upheaval outside its walls. I am willing to believe that Jude suffered through immense abuse and trauma in his childhood. But I am not willing to believe that every trucker between Montana and Boston is a pedophile and rapist. I am not willing to believe that Jude remains forever broken, that his friends and adopted family are so horribly inept at caring for him. 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For all its faults, A Little Life is a heart wrenching novel that illuminates patterns and behaviors of abuse in a way that is hauntingly poignant. The novel is beautifully written, with prose that, while droning at times, is deeply thoughtful and meditative. I was invested in the work on my first read and I yearned desperately for Jude to find happiness. When he does achieve some semblance of a life, I celebrated his joy. When he suffers harrowing setback after setback, I mourned his dejection. It is a rare novel that has you so firmly in its grips, that tears deep into your soul and leaves you feeling raw. 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I was invested in the work on my first read and I yearned desperately for Jude to find happiness. When he does achieve some semblance of a life, I celebrated his joy. When he suffers harrowing setback after setback, I mourned his dejection. It is a rare novel that has you so firmly in its grips, that tears deep into your soul and leaves you feeling raw. Yanagihara is undeniably a talented writer.",bold:!1,italic:!1,underline:!1,font_name:"Times New Roman",font_size:11,color:null,hyperlink:null}],type:"paragraph"},{text:"And lastly, a few thoughts on A Gentleman in Moscow. Towles weaves characters together to form intricate plotlines that crescendo gracefully into cathartic payoffs (e.g., the bouillabaisse plotline, which was one of my favorites). I was spellbound by the final arc of the novel, in awe as I watched the Count transform his gentle countenance into a Bogart-esque hero to hold the Bishop at gunpoint and escape amidst the chaos. 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